Daily Archives: August 1, 2012

Wednesday, August 8, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm, and Thursday, August 9, 9:00 am – 12:00 noon – An Introduction to Bogs

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Cranberries and sphagnum moss are plants we recognize, but do you know about the unique habitat they call home? Join Sherrif’s Meadow Director of Stewardship, Kristen Fauteux, and MVLBC Land Bank ecologist, Julie Russell, on an exploration of our island’s local bog communities, in a two day class sponsored by the Polly Hill Arboretum in Martha’s Vineyard, Wednesday, August 8 – Thursday, August 9. Learn about the physical and chemical characteristics that comprise bogs and the unique plant communities that inhabit them.

Begin Wednesday with a half day class at PHA then put on your boots for a journey into the world of water, peat, plants and more. Thursday we will continue our outdoor bog exploration. $90/$70 for PHA members, $50 for professionals associated with Island land management or conservation organizations. To register, visit www.pollyhillarboretum.org.  Image from gtapestry.blogspot.com.

Wednesday, August 8, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm and 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm – Os Gemeos Public Mural Celebration

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This August the ICA presents the first solo exhibition in the United States of Brazilian twin brothers Otavio and Gustavo Pandolfo. The Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy is excited to partner with the ICA as a site for an accompanying public mural.  The 70′ x 70′ temporary mural is in process and will be displayed in Dewey Square Park on the Air Intake Structure located between Summer and Congress Streets.

Best known as Os Gemeos (pronounced “ose zhe’-mee-ose”, meaning “the twins”), the two artists started painting the mural Wednesday, July 25 and plan to complete the artwork by Friday, August 3. We invite you to watch as this giant mural takes shape! The Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy will host an opening event in celebration of the mural on Wednesday, August , with activities on Dewey Square lawn including art projects for the kids, music and cuisine all inspired by the Brazilian twins’ mural. An evening after party will follow. The Os Gemeos mural on the Greenway is made possible by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, the Boston Art Commission and the City of Boston.  For complete times and descriptions, visit www.rosekennedygreenway.org.